Tiptoe Through the Window

The babe's paws drummed the ground, creating a thundering symphony with that of her companions and the bull they were after. Her eyes fixed on their chosen quarry, watching as it sped ahead of them but she could tell it was losing ground. Its damaged leg dangled uselessy behind it and she could smell the fear emitted from the beast. She knew that it knew it would be dying today, made clear by its rolling white eyes and the way it tried to lose them, but they all knew it wouldn't be able to keep up this pace for long. Though she ran alongside Orwynd, she allowed him to take the lead. She wasn't the world's best hunter and having hunted alone for so many years, she was more than glad to have someone else to hunt with and even more so to let them take the lead. Who knew, maybe she could even learn something from him.

As he forged on ahead, she was having trouble keeping up. She wasn't used to running in the snow, and already she had managed to run into a drift and hidden obstacles buried in the snow. While she didn't fall, she was slowed down considerably. Still, it didn't keep her from trying. She watched as Orwynd caught up to the beast, and by the time she managed to catch up, he had brought the animal down. The bull writhed and thrashed as it tried to kick him off, so she decided to try to go for its throat. She got close, but she barely managed to nip its skin when it thrashed its head towards her, its antler cutting her right shoulder and causing the girl to yelp with surprise. Of course...she should have been paying more attention, but she had been far too excited with the thrill of the hunt that she wasn't. She backed off, glancing at her shoulder to see a shallow cut that bled, but it wasn't as bad as she thought it might have been. Shortly after her failed attempt, Orwynd had managed to grab hold of the bull's throat, ultimately ending its life. When he was done, he raised his head to look at, and the girl offered a small wag of her tail. She was embarrassed that she had gotten herself hurt due to her inexperience, but she would learn from for future hunts. "Well done, I've never hunted with anyone else before. It was fun!"